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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Abraham." <officealert324@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <abrahamlambert9@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:52:38 -0500
Subject: Private mail.



--
Greetings,

My name is Abraham Lambert K. Kimo. I am an Indian national. Please i
got your information from a directory. Please i need your help in my
urgent investment plan. I have the capability of building a company, to
be in partnership and representative with you.

I have ($15,000.000 USD) Fifteen million US dollars to finance this
project. Basically, trust is what i need from you as you already know
that nothing can undermine a business relationship completely than lack
of trust because trust is the essential precondition upon which all real
success depends and the key to trust is action and commitments.

Finally, i would like to know more about yourself, your business
capabilities and how possible this can be achieved. Contact me asap by
email: (abrahamlambert9@gmail.com) or (abraham.k-kimo@mail.com).

Thanks for your anticipated understanding on this regard.

Mr. Abraham Lambert (K)

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